Interstate 80 in New Jersey

 

I-80
Begin Delaware Water Gap
End Fort Lee
Length 68 mi
Length 110 km
Route
Pennsylvania1 River Road

4 Columbia

12 Hope / Blairstown

19 Allamuchy

25 Newton

26 Netcong / Hackettstown

27 Netcong

28 Hopatcong

30 Mount Arlington

34 Dover / Sparta

35 Dover

37 Rockaway

38 Rockaway

39 Denville

42 Morristown / Parsippany

43 → New York Beltway

45 Lake Hiawatha

47 → Newark

48 Pine Brook

52 Fairfield

53 Montclair / Oakland

54 Minnisink Road

55 Union Boulevard

56 Paterson

57 → Paterson / Newark

58 Madison Avenue

59 Lakeview Avenue

60 McLean Boulevard

61 River Drive

62 Garden State Parkway

63 Essex Street

64 → Rutherford / Mahwah

65 Green Street

66 Hackensack

67 Ridgefield Park

69 → Newark

70 Bogota / Leon

71 Broad Avenue

72 → Teaneck

72 Fort Lee

73 Palisades Interstate Parkway

Interstate 80 or I -80 is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway forms an east-west link through the north of the state, from the Delaware Water Gap on the Pennsylvania border to Fort Lee, just before New York City. The I-80 runs largely through the suburbs of New York City and is 110 kilometers long.

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Travel directions

The Delaware Water Gap on the Pennsylvania border.

The end of I-80 in Fort Lee.

Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania crosses the Delaware River at the Delaware Water Gap, which also forms the border with New Jersey. The Delaware Water Gap is a break in the ridge through which the Delaware River flows. I-80 also runs through this with 2×2 lanes. The highway leads through densely wooded area. I-80 first leads another 30 kilometers through rural areas, before reaching the westernmost suburbs of New York. I-80 has 2×3 lanes from Columbia, with some 4 lanes on ramps. The first suburb of interest on the route is Netcong.

The first 40 kilometers in the urban area of ​​New York lead through fairly sparsely built suburbs, located in dense forests. From Dover, I-80 has 2×4 lanes. In Parsippany, it intersects with Interstate 287, which forms the western bypass of the New Jersey suburbs. After this, I-80 briefly has a 10-lane parallel structure until it splits with Interstate 280 to Newark. I-80 then has 2×3 lanes again and crosses the Passaic River twice.

One then reaches an area that is more densely built-up, with Paterson being the first center town. I-80 then has 2×4 lanes west of Paterson to its interchange with State Route 19. In Paterson the Passaic River is crossed two more times. It then interchanges with State Route 21 and the Garden State Parkway. I-80 then has a 10-lane parallel structure to its interchange with Interstate 95 at Ridgefield Park. It crosses the Hackensack River here, after which I-80 ends at I-95. I-95 then continues to New York City.

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History

I-80 in New Jersey was first planned in 1936 as a replacement for US 46, but other priorities prevented construction on the highway from beginning. In 1955 it was again considered to build the road, because the existing highways (SR 4 and US 46 ) were already congested, for this the Bergen-Passaic Expressway was devised, the current Interstate 80 by Paterson. The section was assigned as Federal Aid Interstate Route 101 to the Pennsylvania border in 1956, and was renamed Interstate 80 in 1959. The section east from Teaneck to Fort Lee is currently Interstate 95.

The bridge over the Delaware River was already opened in 1953, from the bridge to the town of Columbia. This bridge is a toll bridge. Until 1973 the road was signposted as I-80 and US 611, but after that the road was only signposted as Interstate 80. The section was constructed as a 2×2 with low design requirements, as the road had already been constructed before the Interstate Highway plan was developed.

Construction on I-80 began in 1959 between Route 15 and US 46, was completed in 1961, and extended to Netcong in 1963. This section is currently located in the easternmost development of the New York metropolitan area. The easternmost section from Paterson to I-95 was completed in 1964 and 1965. After this, the section between US 46 and Rockaway was built in 1967. In 1969 and 1971 the last part followed in the present agglomeration. The route was completed in 1973. From that moment on, US 611 was no longer signposted. This number later disappeared completely and is currently Pennsylvania Route 611.

The highway, like other New Jersey highways, had solar-powered emergency telephones. Due to the increasing use of the cell phone and decreasing use of these emergency telephones, the New Jersey Department of Transportation removed all these telephones in 2005 to cut costs. These have also been removed on many other highways.

Opening history

Van Unpleasant Length Opening
Pennsylvania state line 4 6 km 16-12-1953
34 Dover 39 Denville 8 km 00-00-1961
26 Netcong 34 Dover 13 km 00-00-1963
62 Garden State Parkway 68 8 km 00-00-1964
43 47 6 km 00-00-1968
47 53 Wayne 10 km 00-00-1968
53 Wayne 62 Garden State Parkway 14 km 00-00-1971
39 Denville 43 6 km 00-00-1973
4 26 Netcong 35 km 00-00-1973

Traffic intensities

Exit Location 2008 2014
0 border with Pennsylvania 56.000 67.000
12 Blairstown 51.000 51.000
19 Allamuchy 45.000 60.000
27 Netcong 96.000 87.000
37 Rockaway 144.000 148.000
43 147.000 187.000
47 93.000 108.000
49 Fairfield 113.000 108.000
54 Totowa 142.000 137.000
57 145.000 126.000
60 124.000 145.000
63 Garden State Parkway 104.000 106.000
66 Hackensack 174.000 176.000

Speed ​​limits

The speed limit varies frequently, including on slopes, and is generally 65 MPH (105 km/h) on rural areas, and 55 MPH (88 km/h) in urban areas and on slopes. This maximum speed can be perceived as low by Europeans, certainly outside the urban area.

Lane Configuration

I-80 in Paterson.

Van Unpleasant Lanes
Exit 0 Exit 2 2×2
Exit 2 Exit 34 2×3
Exit 34 Exit 43 (I-287) 2×4
Exit 43 (I-287) Exit 47 (I-280) 2+3+3+2
Exit 47 (I-280) Exit 53 2×3
Exit 53 Exit 57 2×4
Exit 57 Exit 60 2×3
Exit 60 Exit 62 2×4
Exit 62 Exit 68 (I-95) 2+3+3+2

Interstate 80 in New Jersey

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